Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
The middle book of Zahn’s trilogy: the hunt for the lost Katana fleet, Thrawn’s clone cylinders, and a Jedi Master who has spent decades going quietly mad.
Six issues from May to October 1997, adapted by Mike Baron with pencils by Terry Dodson and inks by Kevin Nowlan. Collected in February 1998 with a Kilian Plunkett cover.
This run is in the catalogue but has not been written up. Everything above is verified publication data; there is no opinion here yet, and a placeholder review would be worse than none.
The arc breakdown and issue list below are the useful part for now.
Structure
How the run divides, and where a reader can get on and off.
#1–6
Dark Force Rising
Every issue
Number, title, cover date and credits. A dash means the field is not verified — not that it is empty.
| # | Title | Cover date | Writer | Artist | Cover artist | Arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | May 1997 | Mike Baron | Terry Dodson | Mathieu Lauffray | Dark Force Rising | |
| 2 | — | June 1997 | Mike Baron | Terry Dodson | Mathieu Lauffray | Dark Force Rising | |
| 3 | — | July 1997 | Mike Baron | Terry Dodson | Mathieu Lauffray | Dark Force Rising | |
| 4 | — | August 1997 | Mike Baron | Terry Dodson | Mathieu Lauffray | Dark Force Rising | |
| 5 | — | September 1997 | Mike Baron | Terry Dodson | Mathieu Lauffray | Dark Force Rising | |
| 6 | — | October 1997 | Mike Baron | Terry Dodson | Mathieu Lauffray | Dark Force Rising |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Dark Force Rising | TPB | Dark Horse Comics | 1998 | Star Wars: Dark Force Rising #1-6 | 1569712697 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
The Empire’s only alien Grand Admiral, and the one commander it could never quite trust.
The Emperor’s assassin who became Luke Skywalker’s wife — and the best case for reading Legends.
The farm boy the whole shelf is built around — and the character the two continuities disagree about most.
A politician first, a fighter by necessity, and the character the novels have served best.
The genre’s most durable scoundrel, and a surprisingly hard character to write well in prose.
Information broker, smuggler chief, and the galaxy’s most careful neutral party.
